Michael J. Oldani
Degree & Credential:
PhD in Medical Anthropology, MS in Anthropology
Location:
Colorado
Sector:
Education
Profession:
Society for Medical Anthropology, American Anthropological Association
Badges:
University Director of IPE and Professor of Medical Humanities at Rocky Vista University, Colorado.
Expertise and Interests:
My Contributions
A listing of all contributions made to the National Center community.Contents
Milwaukee has become home to one of the largest US populations of Rohingya refugees, who face barriers to health care, including poor service integration impeded by the absence of a formal written language. Clinicians also face barriers to delivering adequate, culturally attuned health services, so...
Introduction: Refugees access health care at rates similar to US citizens. Many clinicians, how ever, do not feel prepared to care for them. This study evaluated whether an interprofessional presentation could improve knowledge of refugee health and cross-cultural comfort. Methods: The session...
Background: An interprofessional mental health court (MHC) team was created in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2014 to help keep low-level offenders with mental health (MH) disorders out of the correctional system. The focus of MHC is on stabilization of MH disorders and rehabilitation rather than...
Report on a a 3 year project involving clinical faculty and students from pharmacy, nursing, and occupational therapy who engaged in team-based home visits with at risk seniors in an underserved county in Wisconsin. In particular, this report highlights the importance of community-based...